People who are allergic to tomatoes will feel a kind of tingle in their lips. Further, they will have a chest constriction when they bite into an Italian sandwich or pizza! Tomato allergy happens to a very small number of people and these types of symptoms occur in case of tomato allergies.
Though tomato allergies are less known among people, it does not imply that tomato allergy is less severe compared with the other hyped food allergies. Instead, tomato allergies can be dangerous if they remain unnoticed for a long time.
Some Important Information about Tomato Allergies
To treat allergies you always need to diagnose them first. For detecting tomato allergies, you can follow the tips mentioned below:
- First, you need to recognize the difference between allergy and food intolerance. An allergy to tomato is actually very rare and caused by histamine reaction to a particular protein that is more commonly found in the skin, seeds and juice of the tomato.
- You need to observe when the symptoms occur. Generally food allergy symptoms get revealed immediately after the food is taken.
- You need to take note of that whether the symptoms are becoming worse with every exposure to tomatoes.
- You need to avoid fresh tomatoes, if after taking it you are experiencing some allergic reactions.
- Tomato allergies are closely related to potato allergies. If you have tomato allergies, then chances are that you can develop potato allergies too. This type of allergy is called as contact allergy.
Symptoms of Tomato Allergy:
Common symptoms include a simple rash, eczema, hives or skin irritation. More worrisome symptoms include gastrointestinal issues such as nausea, stomach aches, diarrhea, indigestion and vomiting.
Tomato Contact Symptoms:
More allergic reactions to tomatoes are wheezing, migraines, rhinitis, swollen lips and face, bed wetting, canker sores, constipation, heartburn, fatigue, moodiness and sleep troubles such as insomnia.
Serious Tomato Allergies
Serious tomato allergies may occur after ingestion and include tingling in the mouth and lips, rashes, breathing restriction and anaphylactic shock. These reactions should be responded to immediately, and a physician should be contacted at once.
Testing
To find out if you have a food allergy, ask your doctor or allergist to perform relevant tests to check the existence of the allergy.
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i have found that i have an allergy to tomatos..however, not the ususal reaction. Instead of nasal symptoms, I break out on my face around the nose and chin areas (bad). Now, my son has the same reaction when he eats items such as ketchup and speghetti sauce. What’s a person to do. Internal medications don’t work! I’ve learned to monitor what I eat, but my son loves “Red” food. What do you suggest?
I have the same trouble! I have been working to figure out what is bothering my face…but realize that it must be tomotoes and tomato based foods. I get awful blemishes on my face…sometimes, and they are not normal ones. I am also exploring the thought that it might be dairy protein, although I eat that all the time and my breakouts are sporadic. Any help would be appreciated.
I have been battling withthe same problem.. i could not understand what was wrong with me..
it all started when i was 14 and this lead to years of bullying.. ‘rash face’ ‘red lips’ you get the idea..
nothing could make it go down i used to have to sit with ice wrapped in kitched roal to relief the pain and itching.. d
ermitoligists could not work it out.. it was lead to me ‘licking my lips to much’ something that i never did..
i was then left on my own with an ointment – that worked for a few hours and then would break out
sometimes i would have ok days, but the scaring became bad to the point that i was wearing white face paint under my foundation
i was never tested for tomato allergy till one day i nticed it being extreamly hard to breathe as i had tomato soup.. and then the face broke out again…
thinking back i had realised that i had always eatern tomato and tried cutting it out of my diet, within a few weeks the lips began to get better and after a few months all was left was some light scaring and an area of extreamly sensitive dry skin…
i went back to the doctors and asked for a test against tomato.. and the results were as i suspected… years of wating but fdinally i got it out of me..
but recently i am begining to get tingly lips back and sometimes my chest fals tight again..
i have heard that if you are allergic to tomato you are likeley to be allergic to potaoes.. i really hope i am not.. my diet is restriced soo much as is it.. ..
anyone got any advice on good meals not containing tomatoes or potatoes??
please help i dont want to o through this again…
I have the same problem with my skin. My face breaks out and I have terrible scaring. It takes awhile for my skin to heal. I have been tested for allergies and I have tested positive for tomatoes and potatoes. I eat them anyway but I have to suffer afterwards.
I also have the same problem. I had a constant rash around my nose and chin. eczma type of rash. I thought that it was a cheese allergy – so I cut out cheese. It went away for a while but then it came back even tho I hadnt had cheese. I went for an allergy test and found it was tomato that I was allergic to – Most of the meals i was having with cheese (that I had cut out) also had tomato like pizza and stuff. I wasnt in fact allergic to cheese but the tomato. I have noticed recently that it has come back – now I have noticed it when I drink wine??? could there be a connection? ….
I can’t believe I have finally found a website that has information about what I am going through. I have been dealing with a rash on my face that goes around the sides of my nose, down around my lips and chin. It is very red and dry and feels like a sunburn. I had suspiciion that it could be a tomato allergy or intollerance, so i have been surfing the net reading any and everyting about it. I have been to the doctor for it and they tested me for lupus,that came out negative, thank GOD! Anyway, I’m back to trying to figure it out on my own. I haven’t done any elimination of tomatoes from my diet yet, but I am going to do that now. Hope I get results and soon. I’m getting tired of having awful skin. P.S. A and D ointment works great for the extreme dry skin.
I also have been dealing with some skin issues. My face gets really red and extremeley dry around my nose and mouth and on my chin. I have been monitoring when it happens and what I have been eating, but it is hard. I am leaning towards tomato products. I appear to get this strange rash 1 to 2 days after I eat tomato based food. I went to the doctor and they tested me for Lupus, because of the rash. It was negative, thank God! I’m going to try elimination now so hopefully this will get figured out. Wish me luck!
It’s fascinating to see these comments – I thought it was just me.
After decades of bad acne on my nose and chin, I finally connected it to a tomato allergy about 3 months ago. Since then, I’ve avoided tomato, and only had one minor breakout – after eating a curry containing tomato puree (I didn’t realise until it was too late). I wish I’d known what it really was a long time ago.
Back in 2001 I started to get bad rashes on my hands, lower legs and arms, and was diagnosed with atopic eczema and was sent home with strong cortisone ointments. This helped a bit but the rash always came back. Then, a year ago, I was on this diet where you only drink shakes for 4 weeks, and the rash was gone. When I started eating again I realized it was tomatoes! And the more concentrated they are, the stronger I react, e.g. tomato paste and catsup is a lot worse than fresh tomatoes. I even react to veal-stock that I pour into gravy, and true enough, there are small amounts of tomato in it. I have found that I don’t react to yellow and green tomato, so it might be that I’m reacting against Lycopene (which makes tomatoes red), which can also be found in water melon.
When I was a kid I used to be violently sick every time I ate tomatoes – fresh or cooked. I was able to eat ketchup or baked beans with no ill effects. Naturally, being the 70’s, allergies weren’t tolerated at school meal times, so I was forced to ‘have a bit of everything’ at lunch. The result? Lots more vomiting 🙁
People just assume it’s ‘all in the head’ as it’s not a common allergy, like peanuts. A friend tried to prove this by liquidising tomatoes into a cottage pie they made and not telling me. I had trouble swallowing it and spent the rest of the day bed-ridden with stomach cramps (but no vomiting – fortunately!)
Even today, the smell of cooked tinned tomatoes, tomato soup or tomato puree makes my stomach churn. I’ve just got used to the fact I can’t eat them and try to avoid them (which is difficult, since they’re used as thickeners in lots of foods…)
I was diagnosed with a tomato allergy 3 weeks ago. Knowing this has literally made my life so much better! I have had chronic sickness and diarrhea for 6 months which inevitably ruined my social life and relationship. Thinking it must be a wheat or dairy allergy, I cut them out of my diet (substituting them with MORE TOMATO SOUP!!!)By septemeber I had lost nearly a stone in weight and looked anorexic. Everyone thought I had an eating disorder so I was so releieved when my specialist found out what was really going on. Since cutting out tomatoes, I’m back at a healthy weight, my skin is looking great and I can finally go out to eat without having to dash off!
Has anyone had success with eating grape tomatoes when they have a tomato allergy? My husband is allergic to tomatoes, but his naturopath said that grape tomatoes don’t cause the same problems